Thanks to the bequest of Richard Betts Scudder, Class of 1935, we are now the proud owners of this pastel portrait of Mary Stillwell, which was created by a yet unidentified artist in the late 1700s. If we have counted correctly Stillwell was Scudder’s great great great grandmother.
Brother Richard Betts Scudder, Class of 1935 (1913-2012)
Brother Edward Wallace Scudder Jr., class of 1935 (1911-2003)
Parents Edward Wallace Scudder, class of 1903 (1882-1953) and Katherine Hollifield Scudder (1885-19 )
Grandparents Wallace McIlvaine Scudder (1853-1931) and Ida Quimby (1857-1903)
Great Grandparents Edward Wallace Scudder, class of 1844 (1822-1893) and Mary Louisa Drake (1823-1890)
Great Great grandparents Mary Stillwell Reeder (1797-1883) and Jasper Smith Scudder (1797-1887)
Great Great Great grandparents Mary Stillwell (1776-1806) and Amos Reeder (1770-1855)
Mary Stilwell is my ggg-grandmother ... thank you for posting this ... :-)